Bugs that can find their way into a published game, how to prevent them, and what to do if they creep in anyway:

https://www.level99games.com/blogs/news/board-game-bugs

Building and running a board game design and playtesting group (audio):

https://ourturnpodcast.com/2021/02/13/113/

Minding your mental health during a Kickstarter campaign (audio):

https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode9/

Eric Slauson on trade shows for board game designers, the pillars of party game design, when to pitch to a publisher, and more (audio):

https://www.thetoycoach.com/podcast/how-to-be-a-game-inventor-with-eric-slauson-creator-of-tattoo-stories

What solo gamers do and don’t want from a solo gaming experience:

https://boardgamedesigncourse.com/game-mechanics-creating-a-great-solo-gaming-experience/

Insights into how publishers deal with print-run decisions when supply can’t meet demand:

https://twitter.com/TheOneTAR/status/1359960140179382275

What is a network-building game?

https://www.thedarkimp.com/blog/2021/02/10/what-is-a-network-building-game/

Some design decisions that can help make sure players have fun even when they’re losing:

http://www.phantomknightgames.com/news/losing-is-fun/

Various ways of sparking inspiration for a board game design:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/02/08/ways-to-spark-inspiration/

What to expect when negotiating a contract with one of the big toy and game companies—and when lawyers get involved:

https://mojo-nation.com/industry-legends-richard-c-levy-ronald-o-weingartner-negotiate-license-agreements/

Building relationships with publishers: advice for networking, contacting publishers, following up with them, and more (video)

Kickstarter best practices (video)

Ways games can get players to plan ahead, instead of waiting until their turn begins to starting thinking about it—a Twitter board game designers discussion:

https://twitter.com/PuppyShogun/status/1357212752285163521

This online tool lets you develop a color scheme that’s colorblind-friendly:

https://color.adobe.com/create/color-accessibility

A rundown of all the mundane things that go into forming and running a board game business:

http://www.weirdgiraffegames.com/carla/wordpress/2021/02/01/an-intro-to-business-in-the-board-games-industry/

Ways of using theme to make a game’s mechanics resonate with players (video)

A section-by-section discussion of what makes a good rulebook (video)

How to measure the success of Facebook ads for a Kickstarter campaign (audio):

https://crowdfundingnerds.com/episode7/

Some counterpoints to the common advice to “make you game you want to play”:

https://twitter.com/tinstargames/status/1354248391459446785